Building Applications with iBeacon

Table of contents

1. Preface
   1. Who This Book Is For
   2. How to Use This Book
   3. Conventions Used in This Book
   4. Using Code Examples
   5. Safari® Books Online
   6. How to Contact Us
   7. Acknowledgments
2. 1. Introduction
   1. Why iBeacons?
      1. Location Versus Proximity
      2. Interactivity
   2. Applications
      1. Indoor Location and Proximity
      2. Proximity-Triggered Actions
      3. Queue Management
   3. Bluetooth Low Energy Beacons
3. 2. The iBeacon Protocol
   1. Bluetooth Basics of an iBeacon
      1. The Universal Unique Identifier
      2. Advertising Interval
   2. iBeacon Advertising Packet Contents
      1. Advertising Header
      2. iBeacon Payload
4. 3. Setting Up Your Own Beacons
   1. Types of Hardware
      1. Dedicated Beacon Hardware
      2. General-Purpose Hardware
   2. Activating a Beacon
      1. iOS Devices
      2. RadBeacon
      3. Raspberry Pi
5. 4. Application Development
   1. Limitations on iBeacons
   2. Basic iBeacon Programming Functions
      1. Monitoring
      2. Ranging
   3. Advanced iBeacon Programming Functions
      1. Web Services Interactions
      2. Geofencing and Location Services
   4. Security and Privacy
      1. Basic iBeacon Security
      2. Privacy
6. 5. iOS and iBeacons
   1. iBeacon Development on iOS with Core Location
   2. iBeacon Monitoring with Core Location
      1. Taking Action
      2. Monitoring Limitations
   3. Ranging
7. 6. Building iBeacon Networks
   1. Planning and Project Objectives
      1. Identifying the Objective
      2. Selecting Numerical Identifiers
   2. Beacon Location Selection
      1. Beacon Configuration
      2. Monitoring
   3. Project Checklist
8. Index